Historical Events In December - 21

1988  Pan Am "Flight 103" explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 on December - 21.  

1988  Bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60 on December - 21.  

1989  On December - 21 romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's final speech (executed 12/25)  

1989  On December - 21 uS invades Panama and ousts General Noriega  

1989  On December - 21 jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78  

1990  On this day in history clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aeronautical engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; b. 1910)  

1991  On this day in history 95 share in Madrid Spain $1.3 billion lottery (#47996)  

1991  On this day in history el Sayid Nosair acquitted of killing Meir Kahane  

1991  Ted Turner and Jane Fonda wed on December - 21.  

1992  On December - 21 albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71  

1993  On this day in history philip Christison, British general (Rangoon), dies at 100  

1994  Dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1995  Robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1996  Margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1997  Bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76 on December - 21.  

2006  On December - 21 australian cricketer Shane Warne announces his retirement from the sport.  

2006  On December - 21 saparmurat Niyazov, the dictator of Turkmenistan dies unexpectedly, sparking world concern over a possible power vacuum and instability in this energy-rich country.  

2007  On December - 21 queen Elizabeth II became the oldest-ever Monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days.  

2007  On December - 21 the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the Schengen border-free zone.  

2010  The first total lunar eclipse to occur on the day of the Northern winter solstice and Southern summer solstice since 1638 takes place on this day in history.  

2012  On this day in history 39 people are killed in violent clashes in Kenya  

2017  UN General Assembly votes 128 to 9 to denounce US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history tennis Australia announces a 10-point tie break to be implemented in Australian Open when deciding set reaches 6-6; takes place of 2-game advantage final sets  

2018  On December - 21 the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 22,445 after its worst week since 2008.  

2020  On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] 36 cases are reported on the Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme in the Chilean Antarctic Territory, marking the first infections in Antarctica, the last continent to report infections.  

2020  A great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623 on December - 21.  

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1117  On December - 21 birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury  

1401  On December - 21 birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)  

1518  On December - 21 birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician  

1537  On this day in history birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)  

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.  

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)  

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on this day in history.  

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on this day in history.  

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.  

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on December - 21.  

1295  On December - 21 death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)  

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies  

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on December - 21.  

1504  On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)  

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on this day in history.  

1579  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter